October Lewis

October Lewis (1977-) was a member of the "Portland Seven" cell of al-Qaeda.

Biography
October Lewis was born in 1977 in Portland, Oregon, and she converted to Islam. Lewis was married to fellow Islamist Jeffrey Battle at one point, and the two of them intended to join al-Qaeda; they were both members of the "Portland Seven" cell. On 29 September 2001 the seven were arrested for shooting guns at a rock quarry, but they were released after short terms in jail. Lewis and the other seven failed in their attempt to enter Afghanistan through China, and six of them were arrested; Habis Abdullah al-Saoub was killed in Pakistan. On 20 January 2006, Lewis was released from prison.